Senior Clinical Research Manager
About The Position
The Senior Administrator for Clinical Trials Recruitment, Site Set-Up, and Management is responsible for strengthening the Department of Medicine's clinical research program by enhancing research quality, ensuring compliance, and advancing discoveries into improved patient outcomes. This position plays a pivotal role in leading participant recruitment, expediting site start-up, and overseeing trial operations across multiple divisions. The Senior Administrator provides strategic leadership, fosters interdisciplinary collaboration, and manages risks related to financial performance, patient safety, and regulatory compliance. In doing so, this role sustains a thriving research environment that benefits both the institution and the broader medical community. This role is critical in the Department's transition to a larger and more diversified research portfolio that brings together a mix of federal funding, industry funding, and other extramural support compared to the current portfolio which is primarily federally funded.
Requirements
- Master's degree in a discipline related to the field assigned; or Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to the field assigned and two years of research/analysis, preferably with one year in a supervisory role; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
- Applicant must have minimum of 10 years of experience in an Academic Medical Center / Department of Medicine with multiple medical subspeciality research programs providing oversight for operations and finance, demonstrating experience in management/supervision, project management, clinical trials and clinical research operations/compliance, a high attention to detail, and successful resolution of complex problems.
Nice To Haves
- Preference for individuals with established knowledge of clinical trials development, deployment, and management.
Responsibilities
- Leading participant recruitment
- Expediting site start-up
- Overseeing trial operations across multiple divisions
- Providing strategic leadership
- Fostering interdisciplinary collaboration
- Managing risks related to financial performance, patient safety, and regulatory compliance
Benefits
- University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks for numerous retail, restaurant and performing arts discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates on select campus events.
- UNC-Chapel Hill offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package, paid leave, and a variety of health, life and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Educational Services
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
